Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1604 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2) Supreme Court 521 U.S. 179, 190 523 U.S. 83, 94-97 Circuit Courts 553 F.2d 220, 230 107 F.3d 913, 917 367 F.3d 958, 963 372 F.3d 429, 432 467 F.3d 1038, 1041 481 F.3d 788, 791 508 F.3d 1052, 1059 512 F.3d 644, 654 522 F.3d 371, 377 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(9)(A) 503 F. Supp. 2d 267, 273